Two old mortar shells were found in a farm along the International Border (IB) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday (September 29), officials said.
The two live mortar shells were found by a farmer while ploughing his farm in Patti Meru hamlet along the IB in Hiranagar sector.
The farmer informed the police and BSF after which they rushed to the spot and recovered the shells, they added.
The mortar shells were defused safely.
(With PTI inputs)
